Each year the Hot Springs Children’s Dance Theatre Company (HSCDTC) brings in incredible ballet artists from around the country to ring in the holiday. This season Edmond Cooper, Artistic Director, will be presenting Alayna Wong to the Children’s Theatre stage as the Sugar Plum Fairy in the leading role in “The Nutcracker.”
This will be Wong’s second visit to Hot Springs, and all are looking with great anticipation for her performance. Wong is from Southern California and spent her formative years training under Marnell Himes-Ushijima and Gary Joyce in the Cecchetti method. She also spent summers with American Ballet Theatre, Oklahoma City Ballet, and Ballet Austin.
The brilliance of Tchaikovsky’s musical score, particularly the second act grand pau is only matched by the challenge, both artistically and physically, of the traditional sequence of movement demanded on the Sugar Plum Fairy and her cavalier as they bring the ballet to the crescendo.
Five performances this season will offer a variety of opportunities to attend. Shows: Friday, Nov. 25, and Dec. 2 at 7 PM, and Saturday Matinee Nov. 26, and Dec. 3, at 1 PM, at LakePointe Church, 1343 Albert Pike. Advanced reservations are required.
Tickets: Preferred Adult $30. Preferred Child $15 (First 3 Rows). Standard Adult $20. Standard Child $10 (Open seating 4th row back). Children under 5 are free but will need reservations. Tickets are available at www.hscdtc.org/tickets.
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